IPA Nr. N9NE by De Gaperd #OTTBeerDiary Day 872

This post is a continuation of the 2015 New Beer Every Day Beer Diary Challenge, #ottbeerdiary. Over the course of 2015, I drank at least one new beer every day. Please read the background in the link above, and enjoy reading about the most recently tasted beers below. This year I may deviate from the diary format in some posts, hoping to concentrate more on the locations and the breweries I am enjoying. If you’d like to join the challenge as well, let me know in the comments below. You can catch up on all of our posts as part of the challenge under the tag ottbeerdiary.

Day 872: May 21, 2017

A beautiful Sunday, called for a few beer festival stops. But nothing too crazy.

I dropped by a friend’s house for some lunch where we shared a few nice sour bottles:

After which we took a short trip down to Weert for a festival at the Weerter Stadsbrouwerij, where there was a nice selection of beers from the breweries that brew on the premises. We shared a few of these:

Hellegijt American Oak by Brouwerij de Natte Gijt – 11% ABV Imperial Stout – Same hellegijt. Smoother oak. Not quite the same character of the older barrels. Give it some time?

After Weert, I went up to Boxtel for beer and BBQ at N9NE Beer, Food & Wine, a nice new restaurant that focuses on gastronomy and beer pairings.

The Uplifting Triple Decker Flying Apparatus by Strieper Craft Beer Company – 8.5% ABV Belgian Tripel – Fruity with some spice and a nice bitterness. Good flavor and nice with food.

The Beer:

IPA Nr. N9NE by De Gaperd

Name: IPA Nr. N9NE

Style: Citra IPA

Producer: De Gaperd

Alcohol content: 6.5%

Bottle size: 0.25cl from a 0.75cl bottle

Purchased from: N9NE Beer, Food & Wine, Boxtel, the Netherlands

IPA Nr. N9NE by De Gaperd 6.5% ABV IPA brewed for N9NE Beer, Food & Wine, a new restaurant in Boxtel with a focus on pairings. A very nice fruity and hoppy IPA made with Citra hops. Slightly malty aroma. But a good sweet and bitter balanced flavor.